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Sisk STAR Rifle Stocks Now Available for Left-Hand Remington 700 Long-Actions
Sisk Guns of Dayton Texas has released their latest modular component in the STAR (Sisk Tactical Adaptive Rifle) Stock. I personally went hands-on at NRA 2014 and walked away impressed with the modularity and ease of manipulation. My personal kudos on the presser. I laughed out loud on the candor and snarkiness. (We read a […]
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New Titanium Bolt Carrier Group from BoomFab
A new company to the weapons industry, BoomFab has announced the release of their first product- the TiTane Carrier. The TiTan is a CNC Machined bolt carrier designed for competition use. At only 4.4 ozs. with the gas key (standard carriers are about 9 ozs.), BoomFab claims that the TiTane carrier “results in faster shot […]
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Ammo Prices: 05/30/2014
Week 10. My apologies for last week’s issue with the table headers. The problem is related to some annoyances with the content management software–basically it strips out some of the attributes I put in the headers for styling and analytics. If I don’t stand on one foot and hold my mouth just right when I […]
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Home Made HK P7 HCA
Albanian AR15.com member prestonlennox recently published photos and videos of a home made HK P7 “half cock action” (HCA) pistol. Working on rumors of a new Heckler & Koch striker-fired pistol, the poster took a Umarex SP9 and Browning HP parts to make this one-off, home made pistol. It is unclear if he has attempted […]
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Strike Industries Patriot Tactical Grip – Enhanced PRO Model
Strike Industries announced an update to the Patriot pistol grip for the AR-15. The grips offer several improvements over the original: a more aggressive texture wider swell in the palm with a smaller backstrap for a better grip larger storage compartment MSRP is $24.95. The grips can be had in black and flat dark earth.
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Hit a grape in 0.5 secs with an AR
Jerry Miculek does it again. He practices with an orange and a green apple from 7 yards. Then he kicks it up a few notches and hits a grape from low ready and hits it in 0.53 secs. Aim small, miss small.
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3HGR sling torture test
Last year we blogged about the Finnish 3HGR tree sling. Well, the guys in Finland sent us a video of their torture test. There were some concerns, from some of our readers, about the durability of the 3HGR since the attachment points were made of polymer. Check out their torture test and let it assuage […]
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Roll Up Case For Ruger 10/22 Takedown
A small company that produces flower pot heaters has begun making roll up cases for the Ruger 10/22 take down. Made from 1000 denier nylon, they will no only last for a long time, they will also hold enough stuff to fully support your 10/22 for quite a while. In the video they are able […]
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Some More Chinese Developments
There is now a Chinese-made rail system (which appears to be 1913 standard or similar) for the QBZ-95 rifle. It replaces the top handguard/carry handle. A logo is visible that reads “ACP” or “AGP”. More pictures at Sinodefenceforum. Also found was a glam shot of China’s entry into the OICW category, the Type 05 Strategic Rifle: […]
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Ruger Sues Armscor & RIA Over Ruger 10/22 Clone
Armscor, a gun manufacturer in the Philippines, have been manufacturing Ruger 10/22 clones for a while now, as have many other companies in the USA and around the world. Most, if not all, US clone makers are targeting the high-end semi-custom/custom market, while the Armscor M22 targets the same market as the Ruger 10/22 but at a much lower […]
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Flag Engravings on Stag Arms Lowers, Rifles
Stag Arms is now offering a laser engraving service to add flags to their lowers and rifles. The company already offers a laser engraving of the Second Amendment. The new engravings are the US flag and the Gadsden flag. The engraving can only be done when ordering the rifle or lower. Once the gun ships, […]
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Hand-built Gun Coffee Table
At this risk of shortly being “The Furniture Blog” one of our readers sent in this fabulous custom-made coffee table by JD Cabrera. JD is one of the brains behind the start-up of the current Henry Repeating Arms and has a long history including building guns for Uberti and the Colt Pony. The reader provided […]
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FN Herstal Buys Wooden FN SCAR Replica From UK Artist
Earlier this year Jenni Edwards, a UK artist, emailed me asking if I could feature her art on TFB. She had discovered it has not possible to sell her creations in the United Kingdom due to laws prohibiting the sale of replica guns. The post I wrote was very popular and attracted 76 comments. Jenni just let me know that FN […]
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Dirty dirty .22 suppressors
I know from experience that .22 suppressors accumulate a lot of dirt. Federalist shares the lessons he learnt about cleaning .22 suppressors … This is a big mistake for a .22LR suppressor, and here’s why: .22 rimfires are very dirty. Over time layers of condensed lead, hardened with powder byproducts and bullet lubricant, will accumulate […]
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Paki Tape Available from Echo Nine Three
Having traveled to the far-east, India, and Mid-East often I run across all sorts of weaponry. Often overseas, I saw brightly-colored AK’s, INSAS’, and a few M-series weapons sprinkled in. Not knowing the local language or wanting to be detained for approaching a security guard awkwardly, I was left wondering the source of festive adornments. […]
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Saevus Urban Bayonet Vertical Grip
Saevus has an interesting concept. In the same vein as the Survival Grips, the Urban Bayonet is a vertical grip that can detach and become a weapon. In this case, it is a knife. No word on price or ETA. But check out Saevus for ore info.
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1 MOA Target hit from 2.07 Miles!
Billy Carter, from Texas, hit a 1 MOA target from 2.07 miles at the NRA Whittington U Long Distance Range! He used a CheyTac USA M200 Intervention® chambered in .375 CheyTac topped with a Vortex Razor HD Gen1 scope. Last year he used the .375 CheyTac and hit the 2.07 Mile target at a […]
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The Remington And Trijicon Event At Gunsite Academy (Part One)
I had the good fortune this week to be invited to a joint Remington and Trijicon Optics writers’ event. This event was held at the world famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Ar. The Gunsite facility covers over 2000 acres of range facilities of all types catering to the civilian shooter, competition shooters as well as […]
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FN PS90 Custom Barrel Shroud/Rail
The FN PS90 Carbine is the consumer-legal version of the FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon. The PS90 removes the full auto fire control group and increases the barrel length from 10″ to 16″. The same compact bullpup stock is used on the PS90 as on the original P90, despite a PS90′s longer barrel. The short stock, which was […]
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G42 Laser from LaserLyte
LaserLyte is now shipping a laser aiming unit for the Glock 42 pistol. The new unit uses a red laser that mounts to the front of the trigger guard. The unit will have two laser housings one to fit the G42, and the second to fit the G26/G27 pistols. This would allow the shooter to […]
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